"In A Way" lyrics - HANSON

On the third floor of the hotel
There's a pregnant Flamenco dancer
In the bathtub is a razor
And she's planning her great escape

But in a way
She's giving up on herself, whoa
But either way
She's giving up some of herself, whoa

In the backyard there's a small boy
Playing soldiers with an army ranger
In the front room there's a mother
To the small boy, she's a total stranger

In a way
She's giving up on herself, whoa
But either way
She's giving up some of herself, whoa

Love is only what you give up
Life isn't what you get
Love won't always fill your cup
But life's when you start to live
Life's when you learn to give

When I leave here I'm gonna go home
To the small boy and that flamenco dancer
Leave the guitars and the spotlight
I'm gonna go home to my biggest fans

But in a way
I'm giving up some of myself, whoa
But in a way
Isn't that what it's about, whoa

But in a way
I'm giving up some of myself, whoa
Whoa, oh whoa, oh whoa
Isn't that what it's about

Oh whoa, oh whoa (love is only what you give up)
Whoa, no no no (life isn't what you get)
Oh whoa, oh whoa (love won't always fill your cup)
Isn't that what's it's about (life's when you start, life's when you start to give)

Oh whoa, oh whoa (life's when you learn to live)
Isn't that what it's about